Large language model AIs such as ChatGPT or Gemini are good at carrying out rote tasks and copying patterns—writing poems, making pictures—but the folks at Lila Sciences want their AI to think outside the test tube, be wildly original, and make jaw-dropping breakthroughs.
Category: 17 June 2025
TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: INTERNET AT RISK, SAYS BARRONS, AND MIT PONDERS TRANSHUMANIST TECH BILLIONAIRES
Few higher ed institutions have been as closely connected with the development of Artificial Intelligence as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MONUMENTAL: HEAVYWEIGHTS COME OUT SWINGING AGAINST AI COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
In a legal first, two major Hollywood studios have launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against one of the most popular AI imaging platforms, Midjourney.
IBM TO BUILD GIANT QUANTUM COMPUTER BEFORE 2029
IBM has announced a plan to build a quantum computer by 2029 that will hold 10,000 qubits, about 50 times more than today’s most powerful quantum device.
MIDDLE-AGE BELLY: BLAME STEM CELLS, NOT DIET OR LAZINESS
It’s been called “middle-age spread”: as people reach their 40s and beyond, many see their bellies go big and fat pile onto their hips and butts. Some respond by joining a gym, taking up jogging, or eating a lot more salads. Still, the extra fat usually stays put. People at City of Hope—a major U.S.......
FLORIDA GOVERNOR BANS WATER FLUORIDATION ACROSS THE STATE
Florida became the second U.S. state to ban water fluoridation after Governor DeSantis signed legislation calling it "forced medication" without informed consent; the ban takes legal effect July 1, 2025—that’s when public water systems must stop adding fluoride and state regulators can begin enforcement
PLAYING A GAME COULD END CHRONIC PAIN
A brain-training game using biofeedback shows an ability to slash chronic pain at least as well as opioids, researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales have found in a small trial.
ARE COVID VACCINES ACCELERATING DEADLY CANCER EPIDEMICS?
For over seventy years, the American public has been called upon annually to join the fight against cancer. We are urged to make donations with the assurance that progress is being made and innovative breakthrough treatments are just around the corner.
WHAT DO WE DO WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN THE POCKET OF MASS MURDERER NETANYAHU?
Trump says he KNOWS that Iran is “very close to having nuclear weapons.” How does Trump KNOW this? Netanyahu told him.
ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW
Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) reported that builder sentiment fell by 2 points in June from May to 32. Last June it was at 43, and a number below 50 is ranked negative.









